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1967 Map of Buffalo Creek

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Buffalo Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Industrial activity and military land use dominate this Central Valley landscape, characterized by the expansive Dredge Tailings resulting from historical resource extraction. To the west, the Mather Air Force Base boundary and the U S Military Reservation indicate the strategic mid-century footprint in Sacramento County. The drainage patterns of Buffalo Creek and Deer Creek are interspersed with modern infrastructure, including Water Treatment Ponds and sewage disposal facilities serving the growing region.

Transportation corridors like the Southern Pacific and the Industrial Railroad cut through the northern sections, while long-established land grants like Rio De Los Americanos and O M O C H U M N E S provide a historical backdrop to the 1960s suburban and industrial expansion. The presence of Carson Creek High Sch and Blodgett Reservoir reflects the shifting nature of the area from open dredge fields toward institutional and residential development.